The Bridges II
As an addition to this post, a couple of images from a stop-off on the way down from St. Andrews a couple of weeks ago.
(Shame about the hotel, really. The little hill behind it is a nice spot to look at the bridge, but the building itself gets in the way.)
I’m often amazed by how beautiful a man-made structure can look. The Road Bridge, for example, is a simple, clean span of concrete – concrete! – yet I can just sit and look at it. Every month or so there’s someone on the radio around here moaning about how wind-turbines are a horrendous offence to the beauty of the countryside, but I’m fascinated by them; again, I can just sit and stare at their gracefulness.
As for these two bridges, some day I really must make a conscious and deliberate effort to get some really great images, rather than a quick stop off the motorway on the way home…
November 30th, 2004 at 2:36 pm
nice pics mark. my dad recently showed me a black and white pic he took of the forth road bridge under construction. the two piers extended out from each side with a big gap in the middle. also very interesting.
and, oddly enough, i’m off to derry tomorrow on a field-trip to the foyle bridge. trust me, these beasties start to lose their grace and beauty once you have to start analysing them with spreadsheets. stiffnesses matrices are not my idea of a good time!
well, i don’t really mean that. i’m just not a brunel at heart but i appreciate the work of those who are.